I’m trying to assess which neighborhoods might have the best rental demand and growth potential, but I’m not sure I’m covering all the bases when It comes to pre-foreclosures and foreclosures.I’ve also been wondering how essential it is to work with a real estate agent or wholesaler when identifying opportunistic distressed properties.

I think there are two maybe 3 ways to look at this in my mind.  1) you go into it and bring it all up to modern standards but using that old charm to basically take what is there bring it up to modern standards and rent it out essentially I'm thinking cocktail bar or something trendy like that.2) most banks are on really good centrally located real estate if this is true, then I'd consider it for the dirt, plan to scrape the lot and go vertical with whatever the highest and best use is.3) a kind of combo of the two, if the lot is in a good location and its doable, pull the vaults or other "character pieces" out of the building, scrape the lot, and build whatever is best suited for the site there, but incorporate those historical pieces into the final designs.Is the site near a major retail area? 

One key lesson is to always prioritize a thorough inspection—and go beyond the basics.

This helps assess profitability.7.

The day after I set precedence, I gave my info to others who had "illegal" ADUs and a basic "road map" to get themselves legal.  

Basically scale in paper and challenge it with your personal time, resources, desires, finance, insurance, PM, etc.

If it is a market rate class A, B or even C properties, I would say that it (basic maintenance) is something the tenant should handle considering that for these properties the tenants likely have additional resources to handle small maintenance issues. 

This involves assessing the investor’s financial situation, investment strategy, and the specific projects they wish to undertake.

Basically a lot of circumstantial evidence (no video of her actually taking the packages).This evening an old car with an old man drives up my driveway.  

Basically, they are abbreviated inspections that focus on the more expensive liabilities that investors are looking for instead of under-caulked windows and damage to drywall.